Frankie Darro in The Gang's All Here - 1941

Frankie co-stars with the fabulous Mantan Moreland in this action flick directed by Jean Yarbrough for Monogram Pictures. Also seen here is Marcia Mae Jones as Patsy, Robert Homans and Pops and Jackie Moran as Chick. Frankie would later do an act with Jackie Moran on stage in various venues.

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Film & Animation

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• frankie
• darro
• mantan
• moreland
• jackie
• moran
• marcia
• mae
• jones

[Sieist23Jahrealt]

Lampwick

[bkdavid07]

Things haven't changed in the media

[TheFrontrowkid]

Darro and Moreland made a series of films for Monogram in which they played various roles, usually getting involved in murder. While Darro got top billing, this c changed when the films played theaters with all black audiences. Moreland's pop-eyed look staring out from the poster was all that was needed to put the film over.

[chrisgreulich]

I love Mantan. Stop the hate and accept it. He is playing a character. There have been plenty of white slackers. Remember Maynard G. Krebs?

[missasegei]

Reinforcing those stereotypes that Black folks are lazy and shiftless.

[Steadno]

sick how they did us back then. never foregt!

[inkey2]

they really put down black folks alot in these old movies.....this one is off the charts

[inkey2]

I am a white guy and I really loved Mantan Moreland. He really "made" those charlie chan films.

[stokepogue]

I love Marcia Mae